Turkey · Bursa Province · 4 cities
Air quality in Bursa Province today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Mustafakemalpaşa has the cleanest air of the 4 cities we track in Bursa Province (AQI 71, Moderate), and Nilüfer the worst (AQI 104, Unhealthy for sensitive groups). Mustafakemalpaşa has the most tree cover, at 16.6% — #23 of 95 cities measured in Turkey.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 90
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 4
- average tree cover
- 11.8%
- Turkey: 14.2%
- worst air now: Nilüfer
- 104
- cleanest air now: Mustafakemalpaşa
- 71
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Bursa Province · average AQI 90
Air quality today across Bursa Province, city by city
| Bursa | 92Moderate | 12.6% | 54.7K | #32 of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilüfer | 104Unhealthy for sensitive groups | 12.3% | 71.3K | #34 of 95 |
| İnegol | 92Moderate | 5.5% | 77.0K | #79 of 95 |
| Mustafakemalpaşa | 71Moderate | 16.6% | 42.1K | #23 of 95 |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in Turkey.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bursa Province lost?
Since 2001, Bursa Province has lost about 34,200 hectares of forest (about 48,000 football pitches): 9.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 5,310 hectares (15%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 34,200 haabout 48,000 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 9.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,310 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 154 ha | 657 ha | 811 ha |
| 2002 | 142 ha | 518 ha | 660 ha |
| 2003 | 77 ha | 276 ha | 353 ha |
| 2004 | 231 ha | 1,090 ha | 1,320 ha |
| 2005 | 117 ha | 522 ha | 639 ha |
| 2006 | 220 ha | 632 ha | 852 ha |
| 2007 | 351 ha | 715 ha | 1,070 ha |
| 2008 | 216 ha | 899 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 2009 | 166 ha | 631 ha | 797 ha |
| 2010 | 148 ha | 553 ha | 701 ha |
| 2011 | 215 ha | 863 ha | 1,080 ha |
| 2012 | 201 ha | 895 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2013 | 72 ha | 652 ha | 724 ha |
| 2014 | 198 ha | 975 ha | 1,170 ha |
| 2015 | 170 ha | 1,460 ha | 1,630 ha |
| 2016 | 197 ha | 894 ha | 1,090 ha |
| 2017 | 352 ha | 1,190 ha | 1,540 ha |
| 2018 | 223 ha | 1,190 ha | 1,420 ha |
| 2019 | 172 ha | 1,280 ha | 1,450 ha |
| 2020 | 144 ha | 1,510 ha | 1,650 ha |
| 2021 | 206 ha | 2,750 ha | 2,950 ha |
| 2022 | 133 ha | 1,330 ha | 1,460 ha |
| 2023 | 313 ha | 2,150 ha | 2,470 ha |
| 2024 | 179 ha | 1,770 ha | 1,950 ha |
| 2025 | 708 ha | 3,540 ha | 4,240 ha |
Forest loss is speeding up: about 2,610 hectares a year in 2021–2025, up from 1,430 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2025, when about 4,240 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Bursa Province?
- Loggingcan grow back79% · 26,900 ha
- Mining and energycleared for good7.2% · 2,480 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.7% · 1,600 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
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